March 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 1%
10. 2 3%
11. 3 7%
12. 4 12%
13. 5 19%
14. 6 27%
15. 7 36%
16. 8 First qtr
17. 9 55%
18. 10 65%
19. 11 75%
20. 12 84%
21. 13 91%
22. 14 97%
23. 15 Full
24. 16 99%
25. 17 96%
26. 18 90%
27. 19 82%
28. 20 72%
29. 21 62%
30. 22 Last qtr
31. 23 40%
32. 24 31%
33. 25 22%
34. 26 14%
35. 27 8%
36. 28 4%
37. 29 1%
38. 30 New
39. 31 1%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in March 1976

1. Wed, Mar 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

2. Thu, Mar 412:32 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Mar 811:38 PM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

4. Mon, Mar 159:53 PM

   Full Moon Worm MoonSupermoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

5. Tue, Mar 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

6. Thu, Mar 182:50 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Mar 206:49 AM

   March equinox

   Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.

8. Sun, Mar 215:27 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Mar 221:55 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

10. Tue, Mar 306:57 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Mar 3012:08 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

12. Wed, Mar 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.